Lost Tooth? Consider Implants

Whenever you lose one of your natural, permanent teeth, you can expect it to deal you a lot of distress. For some people, this may even mean a life-altering experience. Loss of permanent teeth leads to unpleasant changes in a person’s physical appearance.

This alone should already make you concerned. But there are actually several other – and much more serious – problems associated with it.

Initial complications

Aside from the unwanted alterations in your facial appearance, tooth loss can also lead to you having difficulties performing some of your crucial, day-to-day tasks. The most obvious ones include biting, chewing, and speaking.

Your replacement options

Much thanks to the advancements in oral health technology, your options when it comes to teeth replacement have expanded. You will find St. Albans specialists providing dental implants – your best choice for replacing the permanent teeth you have lost.

With the help of accredited and experienced implantologists, you do not have to worry about the more severe issues that teeth loss can bring, such as jawbone disintegration.

Implants: Serving the same purpose as natural teeth

Apart from mimicking the appearance of natural teeth, they also stimulate the jawbone, which prevents bone loss, a major complication of tooth loss. And of all teeth replacement appliances, implants last the longest.

Stopping bone loss in its tracks

When you lose a tooth, your jawbone also loses a source of stimulation. Over time, lack of stimulation causes it to deteriorate. The bone starts to wither or melt away, causing a significant decrease in the distance between the nose and the chin. Extreme bone loss also increases a person’s susceptibility to bone fracture.

Dental implants are the only way to prevent these from happening when you lose a tooth. So contact an implantologists as soon as you can, to put a stop to bone loss.